The environmental cost of preservatives Synthetic preservatives have enabled us to create food that stays edible for longer and cosmetics that won’t spoil on the shelves of our bathrooms. But when product goes down the...
Products to suit sensitive skin Are you feeling delicate? It's okay, we all do from time to time. Take care of sensitive skin with these gentle products.
Makeup tips for sensitive eyes With cosmetics enthusiasts being more conscious than ever about what they put onto their skin, Lush Makeup is here to offer a whole host of cruelty-free products, packed full of...
Perfume in Renaissance Italy Perfume has not always been just for pleasure. In Renaissance Italy it had serious health-giving and disease-preventing properties. Here, we explore how perfume was a powerful form of medicine.
Banana fibre paper: a greener way to gift wrap Just how are banana trees helping to save forests and wildlife, and alleviate poverty in Zambia? We speak to the people who are turning wasted stems into beautifully designed gift...
Vanilla: Not such a sweet deal Producing vanilla, the world’s second most expensive spice is a waiting game. And the global market is impatient. When poor harvests meet insatiable demand, everyone loses.
Perfuming your hair Have you ever passed someone nonchalantly in the street, only to be stalled briefly by their trailing fragrance and left thinking: “Who was that?
Peace pioneers Murders, disappearances and forced displacements are everyday occurrences for Jesús Emilio and Arley Tuberquía, two representatives from the internal council of the Communidad de Paz de San José de Apartadó,...
Our stance on Fair Trade Our stance on ‘fair trade’. What it means to us and how ‘fair trade’ works at Lush.
Unique wedding favours that make a splash There’s nothing wrong with decorating wedding tables with a dainty pair of chocolates, some airy macarons, a burlap pack of seeds, a potted succulent, little test tubes of tea, heart-shaped...
Regrowing the Gola Rainforest The Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter featured in some of our products is grown by farmers who are reforesting one of the most biodiverse yet threatened rainforests in West Africa....